tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post6686358889265476804..comments2024-02-12T09:22:58.084-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Grandma: Lawn CareOlgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-6823522595829213772015-06-28T08:53:53.879-04:002015-06-28T08:53:53.879-04:00We're having lots of rain, last month was dry....We're having lots of rain, last month was dry.<br />I love our clover patches, and try not to mow it too low!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-50642228623321341712015-06-27T03:21:36.375-04:002015-06-27T03:21:36.375-04:00Oh yes! I say go for it! Dandelions are beautiful ...Oh yes! I say go for it! Dandelions are beautiful and edible anyway.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-61467159440777813472015-06-27T00:17:06.667-04:002015-06-27T00:17:06.667-04:00You crack me up.
No rain here and we are heading i...You crack me up.<br />No rain here and we are heading into a week or more of 90 degree temps. Our forests are tinder dry. This is not looking good.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-2442951216799591072015-06-27T00:16:53.576-04:002015-06-27T00:16:53.576-04:00You crack me up.
No rain here and we are heading i...You crack me up.<br />No rain here and we are heading into a week or more of 90 degree temps. Our forests are tinder dry. This is not looking good.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-2518260811995237362015-06-27T00:16:42.969-04:002015-06-27T00:16:42.969-04:00You crack me up.
No rain here and we are heading i...You crack me up.<br />No rain here and we are heading into a week or more of 90 degree temps. Our forests are tinder dry. This is not looking good.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-48548330662741361762015-06-27T00:16:37.133-04:002015-06-27T00:16:37.133-04:00You crack me up.
No rain here and we are heading i...You crack me up.<br />No rain here and we are heading into a week or more of 90 degree temps. Our forests are tinder dry. This is not looking good.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-55142881122469649002015-06-26T18:28:18.258-04:002015-06-26T18:28:18.258-04:00I have no clover here, but dandelions, johnny jump...I have no clover here, but dandelions, johnny jump-ups, and catnip are rapidly taken over the bit of the lawn I have. We haven't had the rain so it is drying up - I suspect the weeds will continue to do fine.<br /><br />Going natural seems like a good plan. Have a great weekend!Sakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508656442667275102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-21413117223328495882015-06-26T08:46:45.836-04:002015-06-26T08:46:45.836-04:00I suspected that would be the case.I suspected that would be the case.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-14582169891013966082015-06-25T23:15:06.604-04:002015-06-25T23:15:06.604-04:00My yard is automatic, it gets no help nor hinderan...My yard is automatic, it gets no help nor hinderance from me. I like it best when it burns out in August. Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-45389621452702310212015-06-25T20:14:18.017-04:002015-06-25T20:14:18.017-04:00One person's weed... I know the battle can be ...One person's weed... I know the battle can be harsh. I don't blame you for wanting to go native. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-57311149819909139242015-06-25T06:20:25.787-04:002015-06-25T06:20:25.787-04:00Once every three years we re-seed and fertilize s...Once every three years we re-seed and fertilize so that we can remember what a lawn looks like. And our rabbits eat clover AND flowers.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-40620279897813075252015-06-24T20:42:37.164-04:002015-06-24T20:42:37.164-04:00I have a native California plant with tiny pink fl...I have a native California plant with tiny pink flowers that is growing like a carpet on my lawn. I love it because every time I pull up a tall nasty weed with a long root it fills in the hole and prevents a new weed from growing. I don't know how it found it's way to my yard but I love it and it will stay. No need to water it either. Grandma Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376834367330105922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-25569068082317557232015-06-24T14:48:33.677-04:002015-06-24T14:48:33.677-04:00Even with the drought we are having I have dandeli...Even with the drought we are having I have dandelions. They're doing better than the grass! We are down to only being able to water 2 times a week -- Mondays and Thursdays between 6pm and 6 AM. Even the birds miss their sprinkler baths!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765055414561998856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-15824332202841997562015-06-24T13:53:41.803-04:002015-06-24T13:53:41.803-04:00One thing about weeds, cut them all the same heigh...One thing about weeds, cut them all the same height, step back and surprise a lawn appears. Besides some of that stuff is edible. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-62270784574693955732015-06-24T13:49:16.373-04:002015-06-24T13:49:16.373-04:00Our lawn was massacred by Mole Crickets and Grub W...Our lawn was massacred by Mole Crickets and Grub Worms. It has taken till now to get the lawn to recover. The rain really helped our cause but now it is time to mow. The damaged lawn made it a breeding ground for weeds and crabgrass but I've been using the weed popper and have almost got it under control again.oklhdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371904174197202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-73894754227805342352015-06-24T12:14:22.342-04:002015-06-24T12:14:22.342-04:00Right now, our lawn is great -- green and lush. Ho...Right now, our lawn is great -- green and lush. However, it won't be long before there are brown spots. The trials and tribulations in our quest for beautiful lawns...Muffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-2847696004681118712015-06-24T01:29:32.147-04:002015-06-24T01:29:32.147-04:00with all the drought water restrictions here, ever...with all the drought water restrictions here, everything is getting so brown. It's so sad. :(Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386517479350871434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-85840405856779768442015-06-24T00:05:02.034-04:002015-06-24T00:05:02.034-04:00I like your sign idea ... and show us a photo!
I like your sign idea ... and show us a photo!<br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-3288853091301029362015-06-23T23:58:49.357-04:002015-06-23T23:58:49.357-04:00I like dandelions and clover. Really, I am happy ...I like dandelions and clover. Really, I am happy to have anything growing that is green. We have quite a bit of clover in various areas and whenever I see a bunny in our yard it is nibbling the clover. I might need to get a sign for my yard too....good idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888411107067335015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-34598278526258049112015-06-23T23:58:41.666-04:002015-06-23T23:58:41.666-04:00I like dandelions and clover. Really, I am happy ...I like dandelions and clover. Really, I am happy to have anything growing that is green. We have quite a bit of clover in various areas and whenever I see a bunny in our yard it is nibbling the clover. I might need to get a sign for my yard too....good idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888411107067335015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-79816215198521189582015-06-23T23:58:38.904-04:002015-06-23T23:58:38.904-04:00We tore up our lawn two years ago to make a garden...We tore up our lawn two years ago to make a garden. I have no regrets.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-30823293672646189172015-06-23T20:59:19.866-04:002015-06-23T20:59:19.866-04:00It's good that you are getting some exercise, ...It's good that you are getting some exercise, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-58876671275973452052015-06-23T20:18:29.698-04:002015-06-23T20:18:29.698-04:00I like ground cover. I have pure dirt/ground surr...I like ground cover. I have pure dirt/ground surrounding my flower beds. I used chemicals to kill a lot of weeds when I first moved here and nothing grew back in the majority of the area. I always look in other's yards for ideas but I've have enough problems keeping the flower beds weeded so have not branched into ground cover yet. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-51329970224009575892015-06-23T18:18:48.775-04:002015-06-23T18:18:48.775-04:00All I can say, Olga, is that we put in our new law...All I can say, Olga, is that we put in our new lawn right before the heavens opened up this spring. The flooding has caused problems, but we certainly didn't have to water the new lawn. And we did have dandelions too (I kind of liked them.)Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-48218064253443335502015-06-23T17:30:55.464-04:002015-06-23T17:30:55.464-04:00I do battle with 3 things in my yard: dandelions, ...I do battle with 3 things in my yard: dandelions, crab grass (in my garden), and clover (everywhere). I am surrounded by neighbors with dandelions, so even though I dig mine out, by next spring there is a new crop. We have no grass, but for some reason, crab grass likes to infiltrate the back garden. I think I got clover seeds in some of my wildflower seeds - if I don't pull some of it, it Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.com